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  1. oyster

    Another trike

    Can-Am Ryker: 'A hell of a lot of trike for your money' Dirtch the denim and crystal tips, this is a trike that’s brilliant fun and is set to break the trend barrier Martin Love Sun 14 Oct 2018 06.00 BST Amazing what you can buy!
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The elephant in the room, the obvious "way through", is to remain. Is there a way through the Brexit maze? Laura Kuenssberg Political editor It's becoming increasingly common around Westminster to hear MPs say, "I simply can't see a way through."...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The same people are now trying the brexit trick... Britain fell for a neoliberal con trick – even the IMF says so Aditya Chakrabortty https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/17/economic-lies-neoliberalism-taxpayers
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The impression given was that good things would start within minutes of the referendum (if it was for brexit), more wonderful things would happen when A50 was delivered, and we would be in the promised land by actual exit. So far as I can see none of these has come about, nor is likely to, now...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Where did he put his soapbox? I have made no false promises on Brexit – I’m free to tell you the truth John Major Those who persuaded a deceived population to vote to be weaker and poorer will never be forgiven...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    My goodness! If they did that to the Red planet, witness their effect on the Blue planet.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I rather thought that a DSS-standard retirement home was worse by prolonging the agony rather than getting it over in a split second.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Guardian headline for their photo section: May in hot water and a Viking burial We might want to get rid of May (and many others), but we don't have to go quite that far. Could they find her a place in a retirement home? You know, one of the ones that the DSS put people in. Viking burials are...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I don't know. I could go along with this for some MPs who seem to get remarkably generous pensions for the benefits they bestow on their employers. Us.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just saw this from Observer on Sunday: “This is one of the most fundamental decisions that government has taken in modern times. This week, the authority of our constitution is on the line,” he wrote. The Conservative MP Nadine Dorries backed Davis’s intervention and suggested he should...
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    Saddles - for gents of a certain age . . .

    Gwynneth Paltrow/Goop also recommend steam... :)
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Considering she agreed to issue Article 50, this is as unbelievable as everything else. After all, it is difficult to think of anything else that has ever threatened the integrity of our UK nearly as much. Very likely neither WWI nor WWII were such a threat. Brexit: EU insistence on Northern...
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    Saddles - for gents of a certain age . . .

    Try just the south-west-most bit of Wales for wind. And rain. Intensities and durations and combinations. :):)
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    Saddles - for gents of a certain age . . .

    My experience is that the Lidl saddle I have is fine in the rain. I too cycle in all weathers - saving grace for me being modest distance. But in some weather, even under shelter, my bike does get rained on. Not once have I felt it to be sponge-like.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The Royal family is quite incredible! How do they manage a wedding and a pregnancy right when brexit is having major issues? The timing is phenomenal.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You don't need brexit, you can still hide your dosh in offshore locations... Guardian reports: Offshore wealth: loopholes found in EU anti-tax evasion rules Foreign accounts can still be kept secret from tax authorities, says report Will that make them cancel it?
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Oh good... UK economy heading for worst year since crash, say economists Forecasting body blames growing risks of no-deal Brexit as it downgrades estimate...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What did you say?
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    Saddles - for gents of a certain age . . .

    I changed over to a Lidl saddle - and it is very acceptable. And cheap. The original was surely only included as a token "it isn't a bike if it hasn't got a saddle". I tried a Selle (would have to check which model) which was much better but when I saw them come into Lidl, I got one as a spare...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    :):) However, it is not yet clear whether non-wheat products are covered - for example, gluten-free flour and bread. There are still plenty of possible issues...